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On November 2, 2017, a few days after his gubernatorial-run announcement, Justice Bill O’Neill included this in a letter to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Ohio:

“I will not be participating in any new matters submitted to the Court from this date forward until February 7, 2018. I will continue to vote on…

Update: On August 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

“What does the Guardian Ad Litem do in the context like this, different from what we have?”

Justice O’Donnell, to defense counsel

“Do you not think that the judge could have explained why…

Bill O’Neill is gone from the Supreme Court of Ohio. He left to pursue his run for governor. O’Neill’s last day was Friday, January 26, 2018, and his replacement has already been sworn in. O’Neill joined the Court on January 2, 2013, in an upset victory over then-incumbent Justice Robert Cupp. Since he arrived, O’Neill…

On January 23, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Banks-Harvey,  2018-Ohio-201. Justice O’Neill wrote the lead opinion of the court, joined in full by Justices French and Fischer. Justice Kennedy concurred in judgment only, with a separate opinion.  The four of them agreed that the…

On January 23, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Banks-Harvey,  2018-Ohio-201. Justice O’Neill wrote the lead opinion of the court, joined in full by Justices French and Fischer. Justice Kennedy concurred in judgment only, with a separate opinion.  The four of them agreed that the…

Tomorrow, January 26, 2018, is Bill O’Neill’s last day on the Supreme Court of Ohio. Mary DeGenaro, who is presently on the Seventh District Court of Appeals in Youngstown, has, as was widely expected, been appointed to the Supreme Court of Ohio today by Gov. John R. Kasich. She was sworn in this afternoon…

Tomorrow, January 26, 2018, is Bill O’Neill’s last day on the Supreme Court of Ohio. Mary DeGenaro, who is presently on the Seventh District Court of Appeals in Youngstown, has, as was widely expected, been appointed to the Supreme Court of Ohio today by Gov. John R. Kasich. She was sworn in this afternoon…

Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.  

On January 23, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case, State of Ohio v. Maurice Mason, 2017-0200. At issue in the case is whether, under…

Update: On April 18, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.  

On January 23, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case, State of Ohio v. Maurice Mason, 2017-0200. At issue in the case is whether, under…

Update: On August 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case.  Read the analysis here.

Read an analysis of the argument here.

On January 23, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State of Ohio v. Alexis Martin, 2016-1891. At…